fire something into someone or something

fire something into someone or something
fire something into someone or something
to shoot something, as a weapon, into someone or something. •

She fired the gun into a special box that stopped the bullet. She would then examine it under a special microscope.

Max fired two shots into Lefty, but even that did not stop him.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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